Richard Todd
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Richard Andrew Palethorpe-Todd OBE was an Irish-British actor, known for his leading man roles of the 1950s. He received a Golden Globe Award for Most Promising Newcomer – Male, and an Academy Award f
Publicity photo of Todd, c. 1959
Lieutenants Tony Bowler (left) and Richard Todd of the 7th (Light Infantry) Parachute Battalion in Wales prior to D-Day, 1944.
Pegasus Bridge, where Lieutenant Todd landed on D-Day, 6 June 1944.
The Dam Busters (film)
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The Dam Busters is a 1955 British epic docudrama war film starring Richard Todd and Michael Redgrave, and directed by Michael Anderson. Adapted by R. C. Sherriff from the books The Dam Busters by Paul
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…Lachlan MacLachlan in the 1949 film The Hasty Heart. His other notable roles include Jonathan Cooper in Stage Fright (1950), Wing Commander Guy Gibson in The Dam Busters (1955), Sir Walter Raleigh in The Virgin Queen (1955), and Major John Howard in The Longest Day (1962). Prior to his acting career, Todd was a captain…
1955 British quad format film poster
Richard Todd as Guy Gibson
Michael Redgrave as Barnes Wallis
An Avro Lancaster B.VII modified for the film with cut-out bomb bay and mock bouncing bomb demonstrating to a crowd at Coventry Airport in 1954